61 Carrie Bradshaw Quotes All Sex And The City Fans Will Remember
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Carrie Bradshaw is a character from New York and a resident of Manhattan played by Sarah Jessica Parker in the show 'Sex and the City'.
'Sex and the City' features four major characters Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte, and shows their life in the city. The first episode aired on 6 June 1998.
Originally, 'Sex and the City' was a book that was later adapted into a TV series which ran for six seasons and was later made into films titled 'Sex and the City I' and 'Sex and the City II'. Bradshaw is a columnist, party girl, and a freelance writer for Vogue.
She writes a weekly column titled, 'Sex And The City'. Here are some of the best quotes from the series. If you like this article, you should also visit 'Gilmore Girls' quotes and [Blair Waldorf quotes].
Carrie Bradshaw Quotes About Love
Here are some quotes from the 'Sex and the City' series on love that made you fall in love with the show.
1."I'm looking for Love. Real Love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming can't live without each other love."
-Carrie Bradshaw
2."Don't forget to fall in love with yourself."
-Carrie Bradshaw
3."The most exciting, challenging, and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you that you love, well that's just fabulous."
-Carrie Bradshaw
4."Some love stories aren't epic novels-some are short stories, but that doesn't make them any less filled with love."
-Carrie Bradshaw
5."I love you so much my heart hurts. Is that what love is supposed to feel like? Like pain?
-Carrie Bradshaw
6."After he left, I cried for a week. And then I realized, I do have faith in myself. Faith that would one day meet someone who would be sure that I was the one."
-Carrie Bradshaw
7."The fact is sometimes it's really hard to walk in a single woman's shoes. That's why we need really special ones now and then to make the walk a little more fun."
-Carrie Bradshaw
8."If you love someone and break up, where does the love go?"
-Carrie Bradshaw
9."A relationship is like culture; if it doesn't fit perfectly, it's a disaster."
-Carrie Bradshaw
10."Sometimes you gotta quit thinking so much. If it feels right it probably is. So just go with it."
-Carrie Bradshaw
11."I think, I'm in love with him and I'm terrified he's gonna leave me cause I'm not perfect."
-Carrie Bradshaw
12."Did I ever really love Big or was I addicted to the pain the exquisite pain of wanting someone so unattainable?
-Carrie Bradshaw
13."The hard thing about fighting in relationships is that there's no referee. There's no one to tell you which comments are below the belt. As a result, someone usually gets hurt."
-Carrie Bradshaw
14."Otherwise, how do you bounce back when reality batters your belief system and love does not, as promised, conquer all?"
-Carrie Bradshaw
15."I always like a good math solution to any love problem."
-Carrie Bradshaw
16."It wasn't logic. It was love."
-Carrie Bradshaw
17."Somewhere out there is another little freak who will love us and understand us and kiss our three heads and make it all better."
-Carrie Bradshaw
Carrie Bradshaw Quotes About Friendship
'Sex and the City' follows the special friendship of the four main characters, Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha. It is absolutely central to the series. Let's read below some of the best quotes related to friendship from 'Sex and the City'.
18."They say nothing lasts forever; dreams change trends come and go, but friendships never go out of style."
-Carrie Bradshaw
19."It's hard to find people who will love you no matter what I was lucky enough to find in three of them."
-Carrie Bradshaw
20."Friendships don't magically last forty years. You have to invest in them."
-Carrie Bradshaw
21."And finally the most important break up rule: no matter who broke your heart or how long it takes to heal, you'll never go through it without your friends."
-Carrie Bradshaw
22."Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with."
-Carrie Bradshaw
Best Carrie Bradshaw Quotes
Here are a few Carrie Bradshaw quotes about New York, Carrie Bradshaw shoe quotes, and other quotes from the iconic show, 'Sex and the City'.
23."Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they need to find run free until they find someone just as wild to run with."
-Carrie Bradshaw
24."So many roads. So many detours. So many choices. So many mistakes."
-Carrie Bradshaw
25."I like my money where I can see it- hanging in my closet."
-Carrie Bradshaw
26."Shopping is my cardio."
-Carrie Bradshaw
27."You and I are like that red wall. It's a good idea in theory, but somehow it doesn't quite work."
-Carrie Bradshaw
28."Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you're pretty and you're taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with."
-Carrie Bradshaw
29."I will never be the woman with the perfect hair who can wear white and not spill on it."
-Carrie Bradshaw
30."Beauty is feeling, But a rent-controlled apartment overlooking the park is forever."
-Carrie Bradshaw
31."I used to think those people who sat alone at Starbucks writing on their laptops were pretentious posers. Now I know: They are people who have recently moved in with someone."
-Carrie Bradshaw
32."Maybe the past is like an anchor, holding us back. Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be."
-Carrie Bradshaw
33."I've spent $40,000 on shoes and I have no place to live? I will literally be the old woman in her shoes!"
-Carrie Bradshaw
34."When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho."
-Carrie Bradshaw
35."I'm not afraid of heights. Have you seen my shoes?"
-Carrie Bradshaw
36."It's a rule of life that everything you ever wanted comes the second you stop looking for it."
-Carrie Bradshaw
37."You can stop being who you are because you're afraid right?"
-Carrie Bradshaw
38."Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate."
-Carrie Bradshaw
39."When it comes to relationships, maybe we're all in glass houses, you can never really know."
-Carrie Bradshaw
40."Men in their forties are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle: tricky, complicated, and you're never really sure you got the right answer."
-Carrie Bradshaw
41."Sometimes I would buy Vogue instead of dinner. I just felt it fed me more."
-Carrie Bradshaw
42."The most important thing in your life is your family. There are days you love them, and others you don't...They are the people you always come home to. Sometimes it's the family you were born into and sometimes it's the one you make for yourself."
-Carrie Bradshaw
43."Can you make a mistake and miss your fate?"
- Carrie Bradshaw
44."Isn't that what you couples do? Support each other's silly dreams?"
-Carrie Bradshaw
45."Why are there so many great American women and no great American men?"
-Carrie Bradshaw
46."The only way to get anything to eat in the country is to make it yourself... I'm in no mood for Bisquick!"
-Carrie Bradshaw
47."Everywhere I looked, people were standing in two's. It was like Noah's upper west side rent-controlled ark."
-Carrie Bradshaw
48."I just realized, that maybe it's maturity or the wisdom that comes with age, but the witch in 'Hansel and Gretel'-she's very misunderstood. I mean the woman builds her dream house and these brats come along and start eating it."
- Carrie Bradshaw
49."We keep dresses we'll never wear again, but we throw away our ex-boyfriends."
-Carrie Bradshaw
50."I figured we made a good match. I was adept at fashion; he was adept at politics. And really, what's the difference? They are both about recycling shop-worn ideas and making them seem fresh and inspiring."
-Carrie Bradshaw
51."And then I realized something, twenty-something girls are just fabulous, until you see one with the man who broke your heart."
-Carrie Bradshaw
52."When did alone become the modern-day equivalent of a leper? Will Manhattan restaurants soon be divided up into sections--smoking, non-smoking, single, non-single."
-Carrie Bradshaw
53."I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss, or the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit, but the best anyone can do is not quit. Play the hand we've been given, and accessorize the outfit we've got."
-Carrie Bradshaw
54."Life gives you lots of chances to screw up which means you have just as many chances to get it right."
-Carrie Bradshaw
55."Can you really forgive, if you can't forget?"
-Carrie Bradshaw
56."It's a cashmere-acle!"
-Carrie Bradshaw
57."Eventually, all pieces fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moment, and know that everything happens for a reason."
-Carrie Bradshaw
58."My Zen teacher also said the only way to true happiness is to live in the moment and not to be worried about the future. Of course, he died penniless and single."
-Carrie Bradshaw
59."So just love, make mistakes, and have wonderful times, but never second -guess who you are, where you have been, and, most importantly, where it is you are going."
-Carrie Bradshaw
59."You shouldn't have to sacrifice who are just because somebody else has a problem with it."
-Carrie Bradshaw
60."And we drive along this road called life, occasionally a gal will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda, buckle up and just keep going."
-Carrie Bradshaw
61."When it comes to relationships maybe we're all in glass houses, and shouldn't throw stones...Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies."
-Carrie Bradshaw
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As a multilingual content writer, Merlyn's command over multiple languages and her strong academic background in English enhance her writing capabilities. She holds a Bachelor's degree in English from Christ University and a Master's degree in English from the University of Leeds.Her professional journey includes internships at The Lagoon School and The Guardian Newspaper, both in Nigeria, enriching her experience and lending depth to her understanding of diverse work environments. Additionally, her volunteer work with Oxfam and Handout Foundation reflects her dedication to social causes.
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